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![RiiConnect24 Logo](/images/WiiRC24Logo.jpg)

This guide will help you install RiiConnect24 on your Dolphin installation.

If you need help for anything regarding this tutorial, please directly contact KcrPL#4625 on Discord, join the [RiiConnect24 Discord Server](https://discord.gg/rc24) or [e-mail us at support@riiconnect24.net](mailto:support@riiconnect24.net).
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This guide is for [Dolphin Emulator](https://dolphin-emu.org) only.

- Follow [this tutorial](riiconnect24-wii) if you'd like to install RiiConnect24 on a Wii.
- Follow [this tutorial](riiconnect24-vwii) if you'd like to install RiiConnect24 on vWii (Wii Mode on Wii U).
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DO NOT INSTALL RIICONNECT24 ON A WII MINI! It will not work and it will brick the system.
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### What you need

* A computer with either Windows 10 or newer or any Unix-based system
* [Dolphin](https://dolphin-emu.org/download/)
* [RiiConnect24 Patcher](https://github.com/RiiConnect24/RiiConnect24-Patcher/releases)

#### Instructions

##### Section I - Installing Dolphin

If you have Dolphin already installed, skip to Section II
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1. Download the latest Dolphin beta version, but **not a stable version as these are very outdated!**
2. Extract the .7z file using a program like 7-Zip or WinRAR.
3. Start Dolphin.
4. In Dolphin, go to `Tools` -> `Perform Online System Update` -> Choose your region.
![Perform Online System Update](/images/Dolphin_RC24/1.jpg)

If you have a homebrewed Wii console, you can use a [BootMii NAND dump](bootmii) instead of installing the system files with the System Update option. See [this page](https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=NAND_Usage_Guide) for more information.
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##### Section II - Installing RiiConnect24

If you use a Windows version before Windows 10, you unfortunately cannot use WiiConnect24 inside Dolphin. You can use [this program](https://github.com/RiiConnect24/.VFF-File-Downloader-for-Dolphin) to run it instead.
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1. Click the link above to go to the GitHub page where the patcher is.
2. Download `RiiConnect24Patcher.bat` if you are on Windows, and `RiiConnect24Patcher.sh` if you are on a Unix system
3. On Windows run `RiiConnect24Patcher.bat`. On Unix systems, open Terminal and type `bash`, then drag `RiiConnect24Patcher.sh` into the terminal then press enter. It should look like this: `bash RiiConnect24Patcher.sh`.
4. Press 1 to choose "`Start`" and confirm your selection by pressing `ENTER`. (NOTE: These screenshots are from the Windows version of the patcher.)
5. For this guide, choose "`Install RiiConnect24 on your Dolphin Emulator`"
![Install RiiConnect24](/images/RC24_Patcher/3.JPG)
6. Choose "`Express (Recommended)`". It will give you everything you need.
![Express Settings](/images/RC24_Patcher/4.JPG)
7. Select your region.
![Select your region](/images/RC24_Patcher/5.JPG)
8. While you're at it, RiiConnect24 Patcher can additionally download some other optional channels that do not use RiiConnect24. `[X]` represents the options that selected. Just press 5 and `ENTER` if you're not interested.
![Additional optional channels](/images/RC24_Patcher/6.JPG)
9. Press `1` then `ENTER` to start patching.
10. Be patient...
![It's patching!](/images/RC24_Patcher/9.JPG)
11. After it's done, we would appreciate if you take a minute to send anonymous feedback to us.  If you don't want to, close the patcher. All the files should already be on your SD Card.
![It's done!](/images/RC24_Patcher/10.JPG)
![Files copied](/images/RC24_Patcher/11.PNG)
12. In Dolphin, go to `Tools` and then `Install WAD`. Install all the WAD files one by one.
13. Unzip [AnyGlobe Changer v1.0](https://github.com/fishguy6564/AnyGlobe-Changer/releases/download/1.0/AnyGlobe.Changer.zip) and run the boot.dol file. Select your region and save. This will allow the Everybody Votes Channel to work.

Unfortunately, Wii Mail doesn't work in Dolphin yet.
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You will have to launch the Everybody Votes Channel 4 times at most in order for it to start working.
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[If you're getting any other errors with the Forecast Channel or the News Channel, such as an error code starting with FORE or NEWS or a discontinued message, you can try to delete your VFFs with RC24-Clear-Tool](deleting-vffs).
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